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Aortic Stenosis Grading on echocardiography
The cut-offs for grading can be found in table 1. Discrepancies are
Aortic Stenosis ... and are usually caused ... #Stenosis #AorticStenosis ... #Classification ... #Severity #Criteria
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Severity of Aortic ... Stenosis in Adults ... #Stenosis #AorticStenosis ... #Classification ... #Severity #Criteria
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Differential Diagnosis by Classification ... Mechanical • Aortic ... stenosis • ... Differential #Diagnosis #Classification ... #Table #Causes
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Kaposi's sarcoma • Rheumatologic ... Valvular (Mitral stenosis ... AVM, Thoracic aortic ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #causes
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
correlate with the severity ... biopsies show steatosis ... Women • ~20% of cases ... Men • ~50% of cases ... Dermatomyositis #rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
tract, and often causes ... < 30 years - Aorta ... branches • GCA: - Aorta ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #classification